Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita was 0.0149 million USD per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Costa Rica, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Costa Rica is 0.0149 million USD per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0149 million USD per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0047 million USD per person, in 1970.
That places Costa Rica 68th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0047 million USD per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0049 million USD per person | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0051 million USD per person | +5.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0054 million USD per person | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0055 million USD per person | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0055 million USD per person | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0057 million USD per person | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.006 million USD per person | +6.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0062 million USD per person | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0063 million USD per person | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0062 million USD per person | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0059 million USD per person | -4.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0053 million USD per person | -9.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0053 million USD per person | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0056 million USD per person | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0055 million USD per person | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0056 million USD per person | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0058 million USD per person | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0058 million USD per person | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.006 million USD per person | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.006 million USD per person | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.006 million USD per person | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0064 million USD per person | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0067 million USD per person | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0068 million USD per person | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0069 million USD per person | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0069 million USD per person | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0071 million USD per person | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0074 million USD per person | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0076 million USD per person | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0077 million USD per person | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0079 million USD per person | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.008 million USD per person | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0082 million USD per person | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0084 million USD per person | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0087 million USD per person | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0092 million USD per person | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0098 million USD per person | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0101 million USD per person | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0099 million USD per person | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0103 million USD per person | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0106 million USD per person | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.011 million USD per person | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0112 million USD per person | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0114 million USD per person | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0117 million USD per person | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0121 million USD per person | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0125 million USD per person | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0127 million USD per person | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0129 million USD per person | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0122 million USD per person | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0131 million USD per person | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0137 million USD per person | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0143 million USD per person | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0149 million USD per person | +3.8% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0149 million USD per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0304 million USD per person, 49% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.0149 million USD per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0111 million USD per person, 1.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0055 million USD per person | 0.0047 million USD per person | 0.0063 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0057 million USD per person | 0.0053 million USD per person | 0.0062 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0068 million USD per person | 0.006 million USD per person | 0.0076 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0088 million USD per person | 0.0077 million USD per person | 0.0101 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0116 million USD per person | 0.0103 million USD per person | 0.0129 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0137 million USD per person | 0.0122 million USD per person | 0.0149 million USD per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 65 Hungary 0.0165 million USD per person compare
- 66 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0162 million USD per person compare
- 67 Turkey 0.0151 million USD per person compare
- 69 Chile 0.0145 million USD per person compare
- 70 Argentina 0.0137 million USD per person compare
- 71 Palau 0.0135 million USD per person compare
More economy & growth data for Costa Rica
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.74 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 466.29 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 90.49 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 5.59 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 3.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0543 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,084 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 20.52 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Costa Rica?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.0149 million USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0149 million USD per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0047 million USD per person in 1970.
- How does Costa Rica rank for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 68th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.